Penny Watson [Penny Watson of the Cambridge Veterinary School and a European diplomate in internal medicine] Explores Liver Disease And Canine Pancreatitis, UK
Liver disease is one area where knowledge has advanced at a particularly rapid rate and has overturned many of the old certainties about the diagnosis and management of the condition.
Like all students of her 1980s generation, Dr Watson was told in her undergraduate course that steroids are a frontline treatment in the care of patients with chronic liver disease. Continue reading Liver disease & Pancreatitis
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How Dogs Think And Learn About Human Behavior
Can dogs read our minds? How do they learn to beg for food or behave badly primarily when we’re not looking? According to Monique Udell and her team, from the University of Florida in the US, the way that dogs come to respond to the level of people’s attentiveness tells us something about the ways dogs think and learn about human behavior. Continue reading How Dogs Think And Learn About Human Behavior
IBD : inflammatory bowel disease
Canine IBD, UK
When a dog turns up in their consulting room with chronic diarrhoea, vomiting and weight loss, then it is quite likely that the vet will call it a case of inflammatory bowel disease. But that is probably the only thing that they can say with any confidence after identifying one of the most enigmatic and frustrating conditions seen in small animal practice. Continue reading IBD : inflammatory bowel disease
About canine atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic, pruritic inflammatory skin disease. Its severity can range from an annoyance in the form of mild itching through to debilitating extensive lesion coverage that has a profoundly negative impact on the quality-of-life. The prevalence of canine atopic dermatitis is poorly defined but it is well recognized that dogs suffering from this condition will be regularly presented to veterinary practitioners and that is likely to be a life-long condition. A commonly cited rate of incidence is 10%, whilst others have ranked it as the second most common cause of canine pruritus. Therapeutic options for treating generalized canine atopic dermatitis are currently limited to oral glucocorticoid steroids and calcineurin inhibitors such as oral ciclosporin. However, both are associated with numerous detrimental side effects and may be ineffective for a notable proportion of dogs (resistant or intolerant population). Continue reading About canine atopic dermatitis
Decrease allergy risk with Dog indoors in early life
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The first year of life is the critical period during childhood when indoor exposure to dogs or cats influences sensitization to these animals. Continue reading Decrease allergy risk with Dog indoors in early life
Bravo Pig Ears Recall
Bravo! Issues Nationwide Recall of Bravo! Pig Ears Dog Chews
Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 3, 2011 – Bravo! is voluntarily recalling select boxes of Bravo! Pig Ears Chews because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The products affected by this recall includes only Bravo! 50 ct bulk Oven roasted Pig Ears Product Code: 75-121 Lot # 12-06-10. Continue reading Bravo Pig Ears Recall
Lamb & Rice All Breeds Growth 8 recall
Lamb & Rice All Breeds Growth 8,” produced in Belgium by Versele-Laga recalls all products made during the last 8 months.
Veterinarians connected to Ghent University sounded the alarm because young puppies had seizures after eating certain types of dog food. Continue reading Lamb & Rice All Breeds Growth 8 recall